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Man with ankle monitor arrested over stabbing death of woman in Namyangju

Published: 14 Mar. 2026, 14:27

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A man wearing an ankle monitor has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a woman to death on a street in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, before fleeing.

According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency on Saturday, authorities received a report at around 9 a.m. that a woman had been stabbed by a man on a street in Namyangju.

Police officers and paramedics who arrived at the scene found her unresponsive and transported her to a hospital, but she later died.

The suspect allegedly approached her using a vehicle and stabbed her multiple times with a knife before fleeing after damaging his ankle monitor, police said.

Investigators tracked his escape route using CCTV footage and deployed officers along the route. He was arrested at around 10:08 a.m. in Yangpyeong County following a manhunt.

Police said the man was under electronic monitoring and that the two had previously been in a romantic relationship. The victim had been under protective measures.

The suspect has been taken to the Namyangju Northern Police Station, where authorities are investigating the relationship between the two and the circumstances surrounding the crime. Police plan to seek an arrest warrant following the investigation.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY HYEON YE-SEUL [[email protected]]